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0 -- Players who had hit a home run and pitched a shutout in their big league debut before Colorado's Jason Jennings accomplished both Thursday in a 10-0 defeat of New York. |
Albert Pujols has a shot at the NL rookie home run record.
AP
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2 -- RBIs needed by Cubs first baseman Fred McGriff to become the second player to reach 80 for 14 consecutive seasons. Hank Aaron had 17 in a row from 1955-71. |
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3.53 -- ERA of Boston's starting rotation on June 27, when Pedro Martinez was injured. By the time he returned Sunday, the ERA had risen to 4.03. |
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5 -- Pitchers who have won at least 12 games in their first seven seasons, including New York's Andy Pettitte (14-8). The other four are Dean Chance, Tom Seaver, Dennis Leonard and Fernando Valenzuela. |
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6 -- Consecutive seasons Jeff Bagwell has compiled at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs, making him the eighth player to accomplish the feat. The others were Jimmie Foxx (12, 1929-40), Lou Gehrig (9, 1929-37), Babe Ruth (8, 1926-33), Albert Belle (8, 1992-99), Sammy Sosa (7, 1995-2001), Willie Mays (6, 1961-66), and Rafael Palmeiro (1995-2000). |
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7.22 -- Average run support provided for Roger Clemens by the Yankees, the second-highest in the AL. Pettitte is third at 6.74. Their teammate, Mike Mussina, has the third-lowest run support in the league at 4.46. |
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13 -- RBIs needed by Chipper Jones to become the first third baseman in major league history to post six consecutive 100-RBI seasons. |
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16 -- Home runs by Sammy Sosa so far this month, two short of the record for August set by Detroit's Rudy York in 1937. |
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17 -- Three-homer games by individual players this season, breaking the record of 16 set in 1999. |
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18 -- The record for most pitchers used by both clubs in an extra-inning game. Boston (9) and Texas (8) came within one of the mark Saturday in the Rangers' 8-7 victory in 18 innings. |
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20 -- Home runs among Gary Sheffield's 31 that have tied or given the Dodgers a lead this season, including a game-winning three-run blast against the Braves on Monday. |
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22 -- Rookies in history who have hit at least 30 home runs, with the latest being St. Louis' Albert Pujols. The NL rookie record is 38 home runs, shared by Frank Robinson (1956) and Wally Berger (1930). Mark McGwire owns the major league mark of 49. |
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32 -- The AL record for home runs by a second baseman, set by Cleveland's Joe Gordon in 1948. Seattle's Bret Boone has a career-high 29 so far this season. |
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110 -- Games that Ichiro has hit safely in this season, out of 128 played. The record for most games in a season with at least one hit is 135, shared by Rogers Hornsby (1922), Chuck Klein (1930) and Wade Boggs (1985). |
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201 -- Career hits by Greg Maddux, making him the first pitcher to reach the 200-hit plateau since Tom Seaver in 1983. |
